Dishwasher



F. R PERKINS.

DISHWASHER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, I920.

Patented May 23, 1922.

as a site FLOYD R. PERKINS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES H CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

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Application filed June '7, 1920.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, FLOYD R. PERKINS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Dishwasher; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a pair of tongs, shaped and designed to hold a dish while the same is scrubbed or washed in hot water whereby the hands of the person doing the washing need not enter the water.

It is an object of my invention to construct such a tongs that will firmly hold a dish without breaking the same, and without materially interfering with the washing thereof.

It is a further object of my invention to provide such a tongs with dish proteetlng members or shoes.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the drawings and specification.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a pair of tongs embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 38 of Figure l.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4.& of Figure 2.

Figure 5 tongs.

Figure 6 is a fragmental elevation of the lower jaw member showing a modified form of my dish protecting member.

Figure 7 is a section through the jaws showing my modified protecting member.

As shown in the drawings:

My dish tongs comprise a pair of pivoted members 1 and 2; the member 2 having a central and oblique slot 3 in which the member 1 is pivoted by means of a pivot pin 4, thus bringing the parts to the front and rear of said pivot in overlapping relation; the forward overlapping parts are designed to provide the jaw members 6 and 7 while the rear parts are formed into handle members.

is a front view of the jaws of the Specification of Letters IPatent.

Patented May 23, 1922. Serial No. 387,134.

A spring 5 is secured in a recess in the inner surface of the handle of member 2, and tends to keep the jaw members 6 and 7 separated. It should be noted that the upper jaw member 7 is much narrower than the lower or dish supporting jaw member 6, for the purpose of presenting a larger area of the dish to the action of the scrubbing brush that may be used to wash the dishes.

The longitudinal curvatures of the respective jaw members 6 and 7 are of such a contour as to allow a dish to be securely held; the lower member 6 having a very gradual curve terminating in a sudden or steep upward curve at the end, while the upper memher 7 contains merely a concavity as shown in Figures 2 and 3. The upper jaw member is sheathed in a pliable dish protecting member or shoe 8, and the lower jaw member is sheathed in a pliable dish protecting member or shoe 9. The shoes being preferably made of yieldable rubber or the like. By referring to Figures a and 7, it will be seen that the lower jaw member 6 is convex in cross section but the upper surface of the shoe 9 is straight in a transverse or cross section. This construction allows more depression of the pliable shoe member near its sides to conform to the curvature of certain dishes.

In my modification as illustrated in Figures 6' and sides of the lower jaw member 6 and form beads 11 on the protecting shoe member 9 which fit in said grooves. Otherwise the construction is the same as above described.

In the use of my device, the tongs are allowed to be separated by the spring 5 or they may be opened manually to clasp a dish which will be supported by the lower jaw member and held thereto by the narrow upper jaw member while the dish is being washed. The dish may also be rinsed while it is thus held, after it has been washed, and during these operations, the hands are kept free from the water.

It will dish tongs are of such a construction as to interfere but slightly with the washing process, that they are not liable to break the dishes, and that they are simple in construction and operation.

I am aware that numerous details of con struction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention,

7, I provide grooves 10 in the and I therefore do not accordingly be observed that my purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A pair of dish washing tongs comprising a lower broad dish sustaining jaw member and an upper comparatively narrow jaw member, said members having their adjacent faces concaved in opposite directions, whereby a dish can be readily washed while held in said tongs.

2. A pair of dish washing tongs comprising a lower broad jaw member and an upper comparatively narrow jaw member, the adjacent faces of said jaw members being concaved, and the upper surface ofsaid lower member being transversely convex, and a pliable shoe member having an upper straight horizontal surface removably secured to said lower jaw member substantially as described. a

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FLOYD R. PERKINS;

WVitnesses J. HOWARD START, SooT'r ELY. 

